US 11,928,964 B1
Predicting parking availability
Nikhil Dama, Apex, NC (US); Laura Frisbie Evans, Roswell, GA (US); Christopher Ryan Haberland, Seattle, WA (US); Ting Lu, San Antonio, TX (US); Simon Phillip Stolarczyk, San Antonio, TX (US); and Kristopher Thomas Williams, Helotes, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by UIPCO, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/712,664.
Int. Cl. G08G 1/14 (2006.01); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01)
CPC G08G 1/148 (2013.01) [G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for a computer system to provide a prediction of parking availability, the method comprising:
receiving a parking search query specifying search criteria including one or more characteristics for parking spaces;
generating one or more imminent-vacancy scores for parking by filtering parking spaces that match the one or more characteristics and applying a model to the filtered parking spaces, wherein the model was generated based at least on:
durations of parking-place occupancies for multiple parking places; and
durations of parking-place vacancies for the multiple parking places; and
providing, based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores, a parking availability prediction, the providing comprising one or more of:
generating a map, based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores, of expected vacancies;
providing directions to an area with the highest imminent-vacancy score of the one or more imminent-vacancy scores; or
providing an expected wait time, for parking, determined based on the one or more imminent-vacancy scores.